Jason Segel

Jason Segel is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and musician, best known for portraying the affable lawyer Marshall Eriksen in the long-running CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. Born Jason Jordan Segel on January 18, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, he was raised in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood by his mother, Jillian Jordan, a homemaker of English, Scottish, and Irish descent, and his father, Alvin Segel, a lawyer of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage; Segel was brought up in his father's Jewish faith despite attending a Catholic elementary school. Standing at 6 feet 4 inches tall, he played basketball in high school at the prestigious Harvard-Westlake School before discovering his passion for acting through local theater productions at the Palisades Playhouse.

Segel's career breakthrough came in 1999 with his debut as the lovable slacker Nick Andopolis in Judd Apatow's cult classic teen dramedy Freaks and Geeks, which showcased his comedic timing and vulnerability, launching him into collaborations with Apatow on films like Knocked Up (2007), where he played the stoner Ben's roommate. His role in How I Met Your Mother solidified his stardom, earning him acclaim for blending humor with heartfelt moments over nine seasons, while he simultaneously wrote and starred in the romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), a box-office success that highlighted his skills as a screenwriter and performer in a lead role involving full-frontal nudity for comedic effect. Segel expanded into broader roles, co-writing the soundtrack for Get Him to the Greek (2010), penning the story for The Muppets (2011)—which he also starred in alongside Amy Adams—and appearing in ensemble comedies such as I Love You, Man (2009) and Bad Teacher (2011).

Jason Segel was born on January 18, 1980, in Los Angeles, California.

He is the middle child of Jillian Jordan, a homemaker of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and Alvin Segel, a lawyer of Ashkenazi Jewish descent from Russia, Poland, and Austria.

Segel has an older brother named Adam and a younger sister named Alison.

He attended Hebrew school in the evenings and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony, aligning with his Jewish upbringing.